Cheeseburger Bao Buns With Pickles And Fries

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Cut your potatoes (skins on) into fries

Add the fries to a baking tray (or two!) with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt and pepper

Give everything a good mix up and put the tray[s] in the oven for 20-25 min or until golden and crisp

While the fries are cooking, slice your cucumber finely into rounds

Add the cucumber rounds to a bowl with your cider vinegar, 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] warm water and a pinch of salt and sugar

Mix it all together and set aside – these are your quick-pickles

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Peel and finely slice your shallot[s] into rings

Slice your tomato[es] into rounds

Wash your lettuce, then pat it dry with kitchen paper and shred finely

Grate your cheddar cheese

Combine your mustard ketchup, mayo and tomato ketchup in a bowl with 1/2 tsp per person of your pickling liquid from the bowl of pickles

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper – this is your burger sauce

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add your beef mince and cook for 3-4 min or until beginning to brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go

Add the chopped garlic and season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper and cook for a further 6 min or until cooked through (no pink meat) and slightly crisp

Once cooked through and slightly crisp, gently push the cooked mince into the centre of pan

Top the mince with the grated cheese and cook, covered, for a final 2-3 min or until the cheese has melted – this is your cheesy beef

Pierce your bao bun packet[s] with a few holes and microwave for 1-2 min

To build, load each bao bun with a little shredded lettuce, a tomato round, shallot rings and some of the quick-pickles

Top with the cheesy beef and drizzle over a spoonful of the burger sauce – these are your cheeseburger bao buns